Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, attended the Chicago/LA Link Reunion Event at La Grande Orange on September 21, 2009. Joe sure stays active. What a great representative for Criminal Minds! We got really lucky when he signed on for the show. Thanks to Martine for the heads up.

CRIMINAL MINDS PRESS RELEASE FOR THE SEASON 5 PREMIERE

Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Criminal Minds: CBS press release for the season premiere "Nameless, Faceless":

08.26.2009 WHILE PROFILING A KILLER WITH A PERSONAL VENDETTA AGAINST AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR, THE BAU TEAM DISCOVERS THAT HOTCH IS MISSING, ON THE FIFTH SEASON PREMIERE OF "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 "Nameless, Faceless" - Hotch's unexplained absence quickly becomes apparent when the team is called back together to profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, on the fifth season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
David Rossi............................. Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner...................... Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss........................ Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan.......................... Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid........... Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer Jareau............................ A.J. Cook
Penelope Garcia.................. Kirsten Vangsness

GUEST CAST:
Detective Walker.......................... John Eddins
Dr. Barton........................ Christopher Cousins
Jeffrey Barton............................... Paul Butcher
Principal Sheila Findlay.................. Kelly Lloyd
Patrick Meyers.......................... Michael Adler
Dr. Zwerling................................. Laura Niemi
The Reaper/George Foyet............. C. Thomas Howell
SWAT Commander.............. Gary P. Stein, Jr.
Haley Hotchner.................... Meredith Monroe
Jack Hotchner............................. Cade Owens
US Marshall.............................. D.B. Sweeney
Grieving Mother........................... Norma Hans

WRITTEN BY: Chris Mundy, one of the series' executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Charles S. Carroll

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE ON THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, will be appearing on the Bonnie Hunt show on Tuesday, September 22nd. Check your local listings for the time. I'm looking forward to hearing what Joe has to say about the fifth season of Criminal Minds. :)

bonniehuntshownewsletter@wb.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: "THE MANDY PATINKIN DECISION"

Criminal Minds: I am not trying to take a poke at Mandy Patinkin, ex-Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds, but I was surprised to see Ken Levine mentioning Mandy. We all lived through Mandygate!

-Sometimes you’re in a pickle because you know the actor can be difficult but they’re also brilliant and no one else is as perfect for the part. Then you have to make the “Is this person worth it?” decision… otherwise known as the “Mandy Patinkin” decision . Often times you make a Faustian deal with the devil. Lots of people got rich thanks to Brett Butler and GRACE UNDER FIRE but half of them are spending it all on 24-hour care at the drooling academy.-

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/09/truth-about-mash.html

CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON FIVE CHATS

Criminal Minds: On Tuesday we will be hosting a special guest in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room (time to be announced on Monday). We will also be having an episode chat on Wednesday at 10pm est to discuss the season five premiere. We're off to another great season of Criminal Minds chats! Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password: cmfchat@gmail.com

CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON FIVE PROMO

Criminal Minds season five promo courtesy of CBS. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

Last season Hotch got an unexpected visit from The Reaper. How will the BAU team react to having to work the case of one of their own? Catch the season premiere Wednesday, September 23rd at 9pm.

CRIMINAL MINDS: I WANT JON BON JOVI

Criminal Minds: I'm sure that Gavin Rossdale is going to be a great guest star on Criminal Minds but I'm super disappointed that we're not getting Jon Bon Jovi!

'Gwen Stefani's rocker husband Gavin Rossdale has stepped in to replace Jon Bon Jovi in a new TV cop drama.

Bon Jovi was the first choice to play a rock star FBI profilers believe is a serial killer in an upcoming episode of U.S. show Criminal Minds, but the Living on A Prayer star backed out of the project'.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/tittletattle/article_212257034.shtml

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT TONIGHT

Criminal Minds: Please join us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room this evening to watch the Criminal Minds marathon on A&E. The current password to the chat room is criminal minds. Hope to see you there!

CRIMINAL MINDS: THANK YOU TO NICK BRENDON

Criminal Minds: Thank you to Nick Brendon, Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds, aka SweetNickyB, for joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room last night. It was wonderful getting to know Nick better! A really nice actor. Also, we would like to thank him for pledging to send us items to auction for the American Cancer Society. He's a cool guy!

CRIMINAL MINDS BLOG NOTES

Criminal Minds Blog Notes: Thank you to Nick Brendon aka SweetNickyB and the Criminal Minds Fanatic moderators for a great chat last night. I will be announcing our season premiere chat guest as soon as the date and time are confirmed. Less than a week until the season five premiere! That's so exciting. The Criminal Minds auctions for the American Cancer Society are ongoing so please keep checking the auctions and spreading the word. New items will be posted every few days.

Have a great weekend everyone!

CRIMINAL MINDS OVERNIGHT RATINGS:

Criminal Minds: Here is the overnight ratings for last night. Criminal Minds did well considering it was up against a hit reality show.

"America's Got Talent" was up to a 10.5/17 for its conclusion, with 18+ million viewers watching the second half-hour. CBS' "Criminal Minds" was a distant second, beating the 4.2/7 for FOX's "Glee," which was down from last week with 6.64 million viewers, but still had a strong 3.1 demo rating. ABC's "Crash Course" was well back in fourth. The premiere of The CW's "The Beautiful Life: TBL" had a 1.1/2 and drew only 1.46 million viewers to go with a 0.7 demo rating.

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE CHAT TONIGHT

Criminal Minds: Please join us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room at 9pm EDT tonight to watch ".....And Back" and discuss the episode. What will The Reaper do to Hotch? We can throw around our ideas after the ep. Hope to see you there! The current pw is criminal minds. The password will be changed prior to the chat with Nick Brendon tomorrow night.

CRIMINAL MINDS: HELP THE CRIMINAL MINDS TEAM FIGHT MS!

Criminal Minds will once again have a team riding in the MS Bike Run to raise money for the MS Society. Please make a donation to one or more of our Criminal Minds participants.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/CALBikeEvents?pg=team&fr_id=10521&team_id=155620

CRIMINAL MINDS SPOILER THREAD FOR "TO HELL AND BACK"

Photos: Vivian Zink/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC Studios.

Criminal Minds spoiler thread for "To Hell and Back" starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

** Beware! Comments will contain spoilers. **

*** This is the original spoiler thread from when the episode first aired. Feel free to add additional comments after rewatching it tonight ***

CRIMINAL MINDS: HERE COMES SEASON FIVE!

Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Criminal Minds: Thank you to CBS for permission to post their first two promo pics from the season five premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS!

Faceless, Nameless" -- While Agents Rossi (Joe Mantegna, left), Jareau (A.J. Cook, center) and Morgan (Shemar Moore, right) profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, they quickly come to the realization that Hotch is missing, on the fifth season premiere CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "TO HELL AND BACK"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "To Hell and Back" starring Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness are courtesy of Keren.

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH NICHOLAS BRENDON

Criminal Minds: We are pleased to announce that Nicholas Brendon, Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds, will be joining us in the Criminal Minds chat room on Thursday, September 17th at 9pm est. Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password: cmfchat@gmail.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: "TO HELL.....AND BACK"

Photo: Vivian Zink/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC Studios.

Criminal Minds season finale: "To Hell...And Back" - Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Agent Jareau (A.J. Cook) and the BAU track a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril, on the two-hour, fourth season finale event of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 16 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT, each night) (Originally broadcast 5/20/09)

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE IN "THE ASSISTANTS"

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna's (David Rossi on Criminal Minds) new movie looks like a sure winner! I don't know how he finds the time to make so many great movies while starring on Criminal Minds but YEAH!

The Assistants is a Hollywood Caper movie starring Joe Mantegna, Jane Seymour, Stacy Keach and an incredibly talented ensemble of young actors. For more info on the movie: http://www.assistantsthemovie.com/

CRIMINAL MINDS: SEAN PATRICK FLANERY GUEST STARS

Criminal Minds: Sean Patrick Flanery will be guest starring in the second episode of Criminal Minds season five. He talked about it during a recent interview:

What can we look forward to in the immediate future?

I did a really whacked out, crazy character on “Criminal Minds” that will be coming out at the end of September. I am really looking forward to that because this guy is totally out of his tree! [laughs] I got to work with John Cassar who is a killer director, he is one of the best directors that I have every worked with. He let me go pretty crazy with this role, so I am really looking forward to seeing that. I also have “Citizen Jane” which is a Hallmark movie that I did.

http://www.iconvsicon.com/2009/09/14/sean-patrick-flanery-talks-boondock-saints-ii-all-saints-day-and-more/

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE MARATHON TONIGHT ON A&E

Criminal Minds: Another great day of Criminal Minds reruns on A&E. It is great to look back on our older episodes. The picture above is of Shemar Moore's back on the set of Criminal Minds. Check your local listings to make sure these air times are correct in your area!

8pm est "Profiler, Profiled"
9pm est "No Way Out"
10pm est "The Big Game"
11pm est "Revelations"

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTE & SONG INFO FOR "REVELATIONS"

Criminal Minds: The songs used on Criminal Minds episode "Revelations" were "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones and "The Funeral" by Band of Horses. "Revelations" was written by Chris Mundy and stars Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler and Mandy Patinkin.

The quote from this episode was said by Hotchner: "There is not a righteous man on earth, who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes

** Rebroadcast tonight on A&E **

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "REVELATIONS"

Criminal Minds: Criminal Minds starring: Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler and Mandy Patinkin. Criminal Minds "Revelations" screencaps are courtesy of slashgirl.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "NO WAY OUT" QUOTE & SONG INFO:

Criminal Minds Quote & Song info for "No Way Out" starring Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

"Evil brings men together." - Aristotle

The song in the opening sequence is "At Last" by Etta James

The ringtone on Sheriff Davis' cellphone was "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple.

**Rebroadcast tonight at 9pm est**

CRIMINAL MINDS: "NO WAY OUT" PROMO

Criminal Minds: "No Way Out" starring Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook and Mandy Patinkin.

"No Way Out" -- Gideon and Morgan go head to head in a stand off with a prolific serial killer who is strangely calm when they corner him in a diner, on CRIMINAL MINDS, REBROADCAST September 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on A&E. John Gallagher directed the episode from a script written by Simon Mirren.

Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Keith Carradine ("Deadwood") guest stars as the suspected serial killer. Golden Globe Award winner and Academy and Emmy Award nominee Amy Madigan ("Carnivale") guest stars as a small desert town's resident outcast.

When the team locates the serial killer in a remote desert diner, the local authorities are eager to take action, but Gideon insists that they wait when it becomes evident that the murderer has a "get out of jail free" card up his sleeve. As Gideon and Morgan use their specialized techniques to ply information out of the suspect, the rest of the team studies the few clues Frank has left behind in order to find out what keeps him coming back to this same isolated town year after year.

Episode info courtesy of CBS

CRIMINAL MINDS: QUOTE USED IN "THE BIG GAME"

Criminal Minds: "The Big Game" quote used in the beginning of the episode, spoken by Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin). Condemned murderer Perry Smith said of his victims, the Clutter family: "I didn't have anything against them and they never did anything wrong to me, the way other people have all my life. Maybe they're just the ones who have to pay for it."

**Rebroadcast this evening at 10pm est on A&E**

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "PROFILER, PROFILED"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "Profiler, Profiled" are courtesy of Stacy. Criminal Minds starring Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Mandy Patinkin.

**Rebroadcast this evening at 8pm est**

CRIMINAL MINDS: "PROFILER, PROFILED"

Criminal Minds "Profiler, Profiled" is one of the scheduled repeats tonight on A&E at 8pm est. Starring: Shemar Moore, Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook and Kirsten Vangsness. Written by Edward Allen Bernero and directed by Glenn Kershaw. When Morgan is arrested for murder in his hometown of Chicago, the BAU team must profile him and delve into his past in order to prove his innocence. This is an awesome episode!

CRIMINAL MINDS: NEXT YEAR IS OUR YEAR TO WIN AN EMMY!

Criminal Minds: Tom Elliott, stunt coordinator for Criminal Minds, on the set of "Omnivore" received his second Emmy nomination this year for outstanding Stunt Coordination for "Normal" written by Andrew Wilder. Unfortunately he didn't win the award today. I hope he knows that an average of 14 million people a week sit in awe of the outstanding work he does week after week to help make Criminal Minds the best show on TV. Thanks Tom! You're always a winner in our eyes.

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON ON LOCATION

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, took time during a break in shooting to autograph pictures for us to auction for the American Cancer Society. He talked to us about his summer hiatus and all the fun he and his family had on vacation. All laughs and smiles. Then he walked back to where they were shooting and within a fraction of a second turned back into serious Hotchner. We are blessed to have actors of Thomas' caliber on Criminal Minds! Thank you to all of you that have bought some of these pictures and are presently bidding on them!